Data Quality Reports for Session: 111741 User: pyfayet Completed: 04/30/2008


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D061006.1NIM/SKYRAD/M1 - Tracker inoperativenimskyrad20sM1.a0, nimskyrad60sM1.b1, nimskyradM1.00


DQRID : D061006.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
09/12/2006120010/05/20061330
Subject:
NIM/SKYRAD/M1 - Tracker inoperative
DataStreams:nimskyrad20sM1.a0, nimskyrad60sM1.b1, nimskyradM1.00
Description:
Starting on 9/12 the NIM radiometer tracker drifted enough due to sinking supports and a 
drifting clock that the direct normal measurments (NIP) and the downwelling hemispheric 
diffuse shortwave measurments (8-48) were adversely affected in the afternoon hours.  The 
shortwave hemispheric global instrument (PSP) and downelling hemispheric longwave shaded1 
and shaded2 (PIR) are unaffected by this problem. 

The tracker problem greatly affected direct measurements and affected the diffuse 
measurement to a lesser extent. There are no redundant measurements for these instruments.  
However, during this time range the data collected before local noon (aprox 1140GMT) for all 
shortwave Skyrad instruments appear to be good.
Measurements:nimskyrad20sM1.a0:
  • Instantaneous Direct Normal Shortwave Irradiance, Pyheliometer Thermopile
    Voltage(inst_direct_normal)
  • Instantaneous Uncorrected Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse, Shaded Pyranometer
    Thermopile Voltage(inst_diffuse)

nimskyrad60sM1.b1:
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer(short_direct_normal)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Standard Deviation(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_std)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Maxima(short_direct_normal_max)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Standard Deviation(short_direct_normal_std)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Minima(short_direct_normal_min)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Maxima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Minima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min)

nimskyradM1.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)


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